East Africa

From 6 to 8 March 2025, the city of Lomé in Togo became the historic venue for the first-ever Forum of African Children’s Publishers (FEJA). The event brought together 52 publishers …

Depuis près de 30 ans, Marie-Michèle Razafintsalama se consacre corps et âme au monde du livre à Madagascar. Libraire, auteure de jeunesse et éditrice, elle a su transformer les défis …

Le Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique 2023 a été attribué à Michèle  Rakotoson pour Ambatomanga, Le silence et la douleur, lors du SILA d’Abidjan. L’événement a mis à l’honneur …

Charles Batambuze, Executive Director of the Uganda Reproduction Rights Organisation (URRO), shares his insights into the Ugandan book industry. He discusses the challenges of copyright management, the growth of local …

Publishers & Books: Who is Alex Nderitu? Alexander Nderitu: Alexander Nderitu is a poet, novelist and playwright from Kenya, East Africa. My birthday is 23 April, which is also William …

“We believe that it is now time for Africa” Publishers & Books: If we were to introduce you to our readers, what should we highlight?Lily Nyariki: I am a Librarian …

With the ADEA/AUC High-Level Regional Workshop on National Book and Reading Policies in Africa, the continent has undoubtedly taken a significant step forward. As an official within a literary organisation, …

À l’initiative du tout premier Festival du Livre Jeunesse de l’île Maurice, Corinne Fleury, éditrice et directrice de l’Atelier des Nomades, revient pour Publishers & Books sur la genèse de …

Every year on 23rd April, the world celebrates World Book Day. The date was chosen because it marks the death of two great authors: William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes. …